Legal Opinion
Travis County v. Pelzel & Associates, Inc.
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided November 30, 2000No. 03-99-00862-CVPublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.
Appellant Travis County contracted with appellee Pelzel & Associates, Inc. (Pelzel) to construct the Precinct One Office Building. Travis County refused to tender full payment complaining that the completion was twenty-one days overdue. Pelzel sued Travis County for payment due under the *664contract, interest, and damages. After a hearing to determine whether Travis County was entitled to sovereign immunity, the judge denied the county’s plea to the jurisdiction. We will affirm the trial court’s ruling, holding first, that Travis County waived its immunity by its conduct,…
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